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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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darek <darek.maksim...@gmail.com> wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> =A0 1. How to distribute =A0tasks between cores ? It is responsibility of
> the Ada run-time or the programmer shall do it explicitly (each core
> up to 8 real-time threads) via pragmas (I think, extending the
> language definition is not a good idea)?

I'd think the easiest, as a first step would be to mimic the extended
C they provide and then, maybe, provide for dynamic thread allocation
from within the kernel (see below).

> =A02. Is it possible to create from publicly available source GNAT code
> a system that does not require any OS support (a bare metal solution)?

Yes, it is possible. However I think tasking support requires a kernel
such as the OpenRavenscar kernel[1].

[1] http://polaris.dit.upm.es/~ork/

> 3. Last but not least. Is this enterprise worth =A0any efforts (nice
> hobby project but then ...) ?

I guess that's for you to decide. The experience you gain doing such a
nice hobby project will be very valuable anyway.

--
Ludovic Brenta.